Subject: Did Satan know God's plan for salvation |
Bible Note: A brief response, point by point (* is me): --------------- Can Satan see inside God? * Not sure, but Satan certainly knows who God is. If Satan knew of all this, why provoke God if he knew he was doomed to the Lake of fire? * Possibly, for the same reason that we sin, even though we know there is a judgment. If he didn't realize this before he got kicked out of Heaven, then when did he figure it out? * Seems to me that Satan was kicked out for knowing and not believing... or knowing and not worshiping God. Was it when God told him that the woman's seed would bruise his head? * 1John3:8 "He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the BEGINNING. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work." What then is sin? Knowing and not believing? Or not knowing at all? Why have Jesus crucified if Satan knew that Jesus would rise from the grave triumphantly and ascend into Heaven? * This is a convincing question, but one could also ask why Satan has done all that he has since the resurrection if he now knows the consequences. You think Satan understood what Jesus meant by destroying the temple and rebuilding it in 3 days? * Not sure, but I would lean toward yes. Again, if he knew, then why crucify him? * See above. According to 1 Cor 2:8... none of the rulers of this age knew. I think this weighs much more in favor of Satan not knowing. * I don't follow your reasoning. Why does the knowledge of rulers bear on Satan's knowledge? One could say that rulers today don't understand either. Does this mean Satan still doesn't know? Why not a different death to disrupt the plan of salvation and maybe just stone him to death? * I can't explain Satan's choices, but clearly he has made wrong choices many times. Satan thought he HAD Jesus when he died. * This is interesting, and as a Christian, I would like to believe this, as there is a certain poetic justice in it. The difficulty I have is in letting Satan off the hook by saying that he really didn't know what he was doing. I think Satan knew, but I'm not sure how much he knew. Certainly, he knew enough to be held accountable. I reiterate my earlier point... Is it possible that Satan had intellectual knowledge, but that his fallenness was in his failure to worship God? ------------------ Well.... all right already... enough about Satan! Let's worship God who will cast Satan into the lake of fire! Praise God for His grace and mercy toward us! Blessings Curt |